ajaycad Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 (edited) Tamiya's sublime F-16C Block 50 Viper. I used to stock decals as supplied in the kit, and chose an aircraft from the 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing based at Prince Sultan Airbase, Saudi Arabia during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Aires provided the cockpit and undercarriage bays, which, if I recall fitted fine. Its well documented that this kit has components to model the Pratt and Whitney F100 engine, however I decided to leave that out, but those who have built this kit will know that its an excellent opportunity to super detail the engine. Lead wire supplemented the undercarriage bays to represent hydraulic pipes, but the Aires undercarriage bay is a work of art in itself to be honest. Flightpath provided the AN/ALQ-131 pod as this isn't supplied in the kit and was carried by Vipers during OEF sorties. Eduard provided the crew ladder. I deviated from my normal choice of Gunze Acrylics and used Xtracrylix paint, no problems there - nice colour match and texture. Alclad took care of the exhaust colours. For references, I used Osprey's F-16 Fighting Falcon Units of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Jake Melampy's The Modern Viper Guide - The F-16C/D Exposed. The latter is about the best F-16 reference around in my opinion. If your planning on building an F-16, whatever the scale, you need to get this book. Andy Edited February 2, 2013 by ajaycad Whitey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Peterpools Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Andy Awesome Viper. Very nice build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RNoAF Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Beautiful!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodgem37 Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 That is one nice build. Sincerely, Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locuaz Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Nice looking Viper and excelent detail!! I have a few of them in the stash...How difficult was to make the Aires sets fit in? Cheers! Alfonso Cesar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martinnfb Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Looks so real, BRAVO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B. Andrus Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Andy, she's a beauty. D.B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daywalker Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Nicely done, the greys look spot on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Hi Andy, Can I do this one next? Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinuheH Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 (edited) Well done, that is really boootiful! Edited February 2, 2013 by SinuheH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fastzx Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Andy, Very sharp looking viper. Great job. Jon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajaycad Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 Kev, by all means Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajaycad Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 Alfonso, if I remember, the Aires components fitted quite well with a little sanding and manipulation. I don't remember any real issues with the fit, but I didn't fit the engine into the fuselage so whether that will interfere with the Aires main undercarriage bay I cant say for sure. Andy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Awesome Viper Andy! Barry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSP_Kevin Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Kev, by all means And here's the article: http://www.largescaleplanes.com/articles/article.php?aid=1033 Kev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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